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Openlands

Grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2649603

Total giving
$330KTax year 2025
Total assets
$43MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

OPENLANDS PROTECTS THE NATURAL AND OPEN SPACES OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION TO ENSURE CLEANER AIR AND WATER, PROTECT NATURAL HABITATS AND WILDLIFE, AND HELP BALANCE AND ENRICH OUR LIVES.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$230K2020
$260K2021
$250K2022
$2.7M2023
$280K2024
$330K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Wetlands Initiative$56K2023
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School$10K2023
Bee Haven$10K2023
City of Prospect Heights$10K2023
Forest Preserve Foundation$10K2023

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: openlands.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.